Episode 25: The Mischief of Loki and the Motu "Inapproprio" (Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes)

The Catholic Nerds dive into the chaos of the "Motu
Inapproprio", Pope Francis' new instruction on
the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) and its possible effects. Pope
Benedict XVI had given priests the option to celebrate the Latin
Mass or Extraordinary Form (EF) of the Mass. Now, priests need
their bishop’s permission, even if it’s an EF-hating bishop. Is
Pope Francis attempting to foster unity by sowing division? Does
that work? 


Then, to turn their minds to happier, more gentle territory, the
C-Nerds delve into the [SPOILERS] multiverse of
madness from awakened by Loki Season One. What's your
favorite moment from Loki Season 1? We decide on our favorite
Loki - is it Richard Grant's "Classic Loki", Croc Loki or
"Croki", "President Loki", Loki Prime, or Sylvie Loki? We discuss
Owen Wilson's Mobius and how time is described as a "Mobius
strip" ... like Iron Man realized in Avengers: Endgame. 


Did you notice all the crazy Easter Eggs in the intro to Loki
Episode 6? There's a zoom out like in the sci-fi movie Contact;
black holes expanding and contracting cycle (even though Stephen
Hawking’s Big Crunch theory is widely panned now); Neil
Armstrong, Greta Thurnberg (why??), Maya Angelou, and a random
spaceship? Is it the X-Men's ship or the Fantastic Four's? And
then that lovely quote from Vision: “What is grief, if not love
persevering?”


To the comics! The C-Nerds compare Renslayer and He Who Remains
to their comic equivalents, Ravonna Renslayer and Kang the
Conqueror, respectively. Episode 6 shows us that Judge Renslayer
was originally the principal of FDR high school in Ohio where her
diploma reads “Rebecca Tourminet”, possibly a reference to her
comic equivalent "Terminatrix". In the comics, Ravonna Renslayer
was the daughter of King Carelius, a ruler in the 40th century
Earth. The kingdom of Carelius was the last bastion of
civilization unconquered by Kang the Conqueror in that time
period. Also, where does Renslayer go when she leaves Mobius?


Who is He Who Remains? Is he Kang the Conqueror? How about that
apple He Who Remains was eating? Is this a
reference to Genesis and Eden? Is He Who Remains
the serpent or the dragon, tempting the new Adam and Eve of Time,
Loki and Sylvie? Here's more on the serpent of Eden actually
being a dragon. And what about the question of Free Will? The
Catholic Nerds dive into all these theological nuggets! 


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